Задание №39 — Говорение
Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
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Birds live everywhere. They vary from pigeons in big cities to penguins in the Antarctic. However, all birds have similar features. For example, they all have wings. Still, not all of them can fly. All birds also have feathers. In fact, birds are the only living animals that have feathers. Birds build nests, in which female birds lay eggs.
Birds are warm-blooded. It means that their body temperature stays about the same. It doesn't depend much on the temperature of their surroundings. Mammals, including humans, are also warm-blooded.
Birds have always fascinated people. Many people keep birds as pets. We also enjoy watching them in the wild or at zoos. In addition, farmers raise chickens, ducks and geese for their meat and eggs. Also, some people are quite fond of bird hunting.
Трудные для произношения слова. pigeons [ˈpɪdʒɪnz], Antarctic [ænˈtɑːktɪk], feathers [ˈfeðəz], warm-blooded [ˌwɔːmˈblʌdɪd], surroundings [səˈraʊndɪŋz], fascinated [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd], geese [ɡiːs].
На что обратить внимание. В первом абзаце подряд идут два противопоставления — «However, all birds have similar features» и «Still, not all of them can fly» — перед каждым короткая пауза и своё понижение тона. Перечисление «farmers raise chickens, ducks and geese» читается как список. Слово «feathers» [ˈfeðəz] нельзя путать с «fathers» [ˈfɑːðəz]: согласные звуки одинаковые, разница в гласном, но меняет смысл.